ตึ่งๆ
dteùng dteùngMeaning
1InterjectionB1
thump thump; boom boom
onomatopoeia for a thumping or booming sound, such as the beating of a drum or heavy footsteps
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asกลองglongกลองglong1drum2classifier: ใบ, ลูกของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeตึ่งๆdteùng dteùngตึ่งๆdteùng dteùngthump thump; boom boomอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanอย่างสนุกสนานyàang sà-nùk-sà-năanjoyfully; cheerfully
The little child beat the toy drum, making a thump-thump sound joyfully.
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วัยรุ่นwai rûnข้างบ้านkâang bâanเปิดbpèrtเพลงplayngเสียงเบสsĭiang bàytดังdangตึ่งๆdteùng dteùngจนjonหน้าต่างnâa dtàangห้องhôngฉันchănสั่นsàn
The teenagers next door played music with a booming bass sound that made my room's windows vibrate.
เสียงกลองsĭiang glongดังdangตึ่งๆdteùng dteùngจากjàakขบวนแห่kà-buuan hàeทำtamให้hâiเราraoรู้rúuว่าwâaงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanประจำปีbprà-jam bpeeได้dâiเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûenแล้วláeo
The booming sound of drums from the parade let us know that the annual festival had begun.
เสียงกลองsĭiang glongเพลplaynที่têeถูกtòokตีdteeดังdangตึ่งๆdteùng dteùngก้องกังวานgông gang-waanไปทั่วbpai tûuaบริเวณวัดbo-rí-wayn wátเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanบ่งบอกbòng bòkว่าwâaถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaฉันchănอาหารกลางวันaa-hăan glaang wanของkŏngพระภิกษุสงฆ์prá pík-sù sŏngแล้วláeo
The sound of the large drum being beaten, making a booming sound that echoed throughout the temple grounds, was a signal indicating that it was time for the monks' lunchtime meal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตึ่งๆ said ตึ่ง-ตึ่ง?
dteùng dteùng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dteùng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |